please join in walking to the stage anne lamott. [applause] >> can i talk to the lighting guy from your? it just got so bright. i'm actually blinded. okay. how are you over there? >> on used to this. [laughing] >> okay. edward and i have been friends over time, and very excited about each other's work in the world, and we were together in l.a. the week ago and got to spend some time reconnecting. and so i just love, love, love being with him on stage. it's not just an honor. just a friend, and makes it so easy having a brother appear with me. so whatt we did last time, what we're going to do again, i'm just going to read a few pages on the book and so you get a sense of what it's like, and then we will sit down, and we hope you questions. you could ask me pretty much anything. you might want to be a bit more sensitive with him. [laughing] >> so this is the first two pages of the prelude. i am stockpiling antibiotics for the apocalypse, even as i wait the blossoming of paper whites on the windowsill in the kitchen, the news of late h

join me in welcoming to the stage, anne lamott. [applause] >> thank you. can i talk to the lighting guy from here? just got so bright. when i say blinded -- okay. well, how are you over there? >> i'm used to this. >> oh, you are. okay. well, edward and i have been friends over time, and very excited about each other's work in the world, and then we were together in l.a. a week ago, and got to spend some time reconnecting and so i'm just love, love, love being with him on stage. it's not just an honor. it's just a friend. just makes it so easy, like having a brother up here with me. i'm just going read few pages from the book, and so you can get a sense of what it's like, and then we'll sit down. we hope you have questions you can ask about -- ask me pretty much anything. white want to be a bit more sensitive with him. so, this is the first few pages of the prelude. i am stockpiling eights for the apocalypse, as i wait the blossom can 0 fewer this news of late has captured the drop of modern life, everything exploding, burning, being shot or crashing to the